Bedclothes holder



A ril 17, 1951 M. P. PALSSON BEDCLOTHES HOLDER Filed Jan. 10, 1950 INVENTOR. Magnus P Pa/sson ATTRNEY Patented Apr. 17, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BEDCLOTHES HOLDER I Magnus P. Palsson, Wenatchee, Wash.

Application January 10, 1950, Serial No. 137,761

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a combination mat tress and bed sheet and cover holding means, and it consists in the constructions, arrangements and combinations herein described and claimed.

It is the cardinal object of the invention to provide a bed sheet and cover holding means Wherein the latter is built into the mattress of a bed, as an integral part thereof.

More specifically, it is an object of the invention to provide a sheet and cover holding means wherein the mattress has a plurality of spring tensioned plungers housed in one end of the mattress and projecting therefrom for securement of a clamp adapted to be drawn in the direction of the mattress and thereby securely hold bed sheets and covers interposed between the end of the mattress and said clamp.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will be apparent from the following description considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure l is a fragmentary side elevation of a bed and mattress, the latter being shown partly in section and taken on the line I-l of Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, and

Figure 3 is a sectional view partly broken away, taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

There is illustrated a bed Ill which is of conventional construction having a spring ll upon which a mattress is positioned. The mattress will have one end positioned quite close to the head of the bed, thus spacing the other end of the mattress a substantial distance from the foot l3 of the bedstead, so as to accommodate the clamp device in the space thus provided, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The sheet and cover holding means generally indicated by the reference character I 4 comprises. in the present instance, a pair of cylinders l5 equally spaced to respective sides of the longitudinal axis of the mattress and preferably positioned inwardly of the longitudinal edges of the mattress.

The cylinders 15 may be of any desired diameter and length and are provided with an end l6 closed by a frictionally seated cap l6 and an open end I'I through which a plunger it projects, the plunger having a piston l9 normally positioned adjacent the end I6 and engages the end 20 of a helical spring 2| housed within the cylinder. The end ll of the cylinder is provided with exterior screw threads 22 for mounting of a closure plate 23 against which the end 24 of the spring is seated.

The plate 23 is axially apertured to allow the plunger Hi to project therefrom a distance, the

end of the plunger being threaded as at 25 for mounting of a clamp board 26, as will now be described.

The clamp board 26 is of a length slightly less than the width of the mattress and somewhat less in height so as to not project beyond the boundaries of the mattress. The board 26 may be formed from any suitable light weight material, which may be covered with a material corresponding to the ticking of the mattress employed. The board 26 has mounted therein plates 21 which are preferably countersunk into the board to provide a smooth surface. In the present instance, two cylinders are employed and therefore two plates 2! are provided, each plate having a threaded opening 28 adapted'to receive the projecting threaded end 25 of respective plungers.

To install the holding means in a mattress, this will of course be done at the time the mattress is being constructed, the mattress ticking being formed with a pair of openings suitably spaced apart and adjacent the longitudinal edges of the mattress. The springs 2| and plungers I 8 are introduced into the cylinders I5 and the closure plates 23 are then engaged upon the threaded portion 22 of the cylinders to confine the springs and plungers, the plungers projecting a distance beyond the closure plates, for mounting of the clamp board 26 as will be described. With the cylinders assembled, they are positioned in respective openings in the ticking 29 and the plates 23 are then secured to the ticking in any approved manner, as by grommets 30. The grommets should be of the removable type so that after the device has been in use over a considerable period of time, should it become necessary to replace the plungers or springs, this may be readily accomplished by removing the grommets 30, permitting the closure plates 23 to be removed, so that the plungers and springs may be withdrawn from the cylinders and replaced. The ends l6 of the cylinders [5 are anchored to respective springs 3| of the mattress by means of a tie member 32. The board 26 is next brought into position with respect to the end of the mattress, to permit the threaded ends 25 of the plungers to engage in respective threaded apertures 28 of the plates 21. The plungers may be rotated by grasping the exposed portions between the plates 23 and the board 26 to effect a thread ed engagement between the plungers and the plates 21 of the board. The usual filling material 33 may then be introduced into the mattress ticking and the mattress completed in the usual manner.

From the construction described, it will be seen that the springs 2| will exert pressure on the plungers 18 thereby drawing the clamp board in the direction of the mattress, and obviously bed sheets and covers interposed between the clamp and mattress will be securely held in position on the mattress, and in order to position the sheets and covers in such position, the clamp board 26 may be moved a distance away from the mattress against the tension of the springs.

While I have shown and described a preferred construction, this is by way of illustration only, and I consider as my own, all such modifications in construction as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination of a mattress and bed sheet and cover holding means comprising a cylinder housed within the mattress, a plunger reciprocably mounted in said cylinder and projecting outwardly beyond an end of the mattress. a clamp board mounted upon the projecting end of said plunger, and spring means in said cylinder to draw said plunger inwardly of the cylinder and said clamp board in the direction of the mattress.

2. The combination of a mattress and bed sheet and cover holding means comprising a pair of cylinders housed within the mattress, each cylinder having a plunger reciprocably mounted in said cylinder and having an end projecting outwardly beyond the mattress, a piston on the other end of said plungers, a clamp board mounted on the projecting ends of the plungers, and a helical spring on said plungers and interposed between the pistons and the ends of the cylinders opposite the pistons, to draw said plungers inwardly of the cylinders and said clamp board in the direction of the mattress.

MAGNUS P. PALSSON.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Quareles Nov. 26, 1912 Number 

